[Campbell Biology P.1244] Based on Figure 53.6, which breeding female laid the eggs from whic... | Practice Question

Based on Figure 53.6, which breeding female laid the eggs from which eggshell sample 74 was taken?

  • A: Breeding female #108
  • B: Breeding female #109
  • C: Neither
  • D: Insufficient information

Explanation

By comparing the genetic profiles, the pattern of short tandem repeats STRs in eggshell sample 74 precisely matches that of Breeding female 109. Both display the pattern of a shorter orange block followed by a longer light blue block, and so on for all 14 loci, unlike Breeding female 108 which has a different starting pattern.